Corn harvesting and shocking machine.



M. T. CLAY. CORN HARVESTING AND SHOCKING MACHINE.

1,176, NPPLICATlON HLEP MAY H, 1914. Patented Mar. 21,

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T. CLAY.

CORN HARVESTING AND SHOCKING MACHINE.

APPUCATlON FILED MAYII, 1914.

1,176,276. Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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M. T. CLAY.

CORN HARVESTING AND SHOCKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY.11,I9I4.

1 176,276. Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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M. T. CLAY.

CORN HARVESTING AND SHOCKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAYH, 1914.

1,176,276. Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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M. T. CLAY.

CORN HARVESTING AND SHOCKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYH, 19H. x

' Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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MINOR 'r. CLAY, orrLE'AsaNai LAKE, INDIANA.

CORN, HARVESTING 1m snoonme MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MINOR. T. CLAY, a

'citizen of the United States, residing at .Pleasant Lake, in the county of Steuben,

$tate of Indiana, ha've invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Corn Harvesting and Shocking Machines; and I do hereand shocking machines.

The object ofthe invention resides in the provision of a corn harvesting and shockin machine which embodies the improved construction for effecting the gathering of the corn in the form of'a shock, holding same in such form while being tied, and depositing theftied shock upon the ground at a point to one side of the line of the corn being harvested. 7

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists in the details of constructionand in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. In describing the invention in detail ref-.

erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan View of a corn harvesting and shocking machine constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2, a side view of same; Fig. 3, a rear view of the invention; Fig. 4, a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a section on the line 55 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6, a plan view of the mechanism utilized in delivering the shock upon the ground; Fig. 7, a perspective view show-' ing the mechanism for swinging the common delivery mouth of the guide troughs;"Fig.

8, a section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1; Fig. 9, asection on the line 9 9 of Fig. 1; Fig. 10, a section on the line 10-10 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 11, a section on the line 1111 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 12, a section on theline 12- 12 ofFig. 6 with the sections of the shock supporting platform in released position.

Referring toth'e drawings'the inventionis shown as comprising a main frame A' which includes side members 10 and 111, a.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21, rain.

' 1 Application filed. May 11, 1914. Serial No. 837,852.

front member 12 and a rear member 13. Secured to and projectinglaterally from the side member 11 are front and rear beams 14 and 15 respectively which are connected together at their outer ends by means of a beam 16. The front and rear members 12 and 13 of the frame A'are connected together by means of longitudinal beams 17 and 18 supporting aplatforin 19. Journaled betweenthe side member 10 and the longitudinal beam 17 is a traction wheel 20, while another traction wheel 21 is journaled upon the beam 16. Swivcled in a bearing 22 carried by the rear member 13 is a bracket 23 in which is rotatably mounted a guide wheel 24. Fixed on the inner side of the traction wheel is an internal gear 25. Rotatably mounted in a bearing 26 carried by the longitudinal member 17 is a transverse shaft 27 which also rotatesin a sleeve 28, said sleeve being rotatably supported by the longitudinal member 18. The sleeve 28 and shaft 27 are adapted to be connected for simultaneous rotation through the medium ofa clutch 29. Fixed on the end of the shaft 27 remote from the sleeve 28 is a gear 30 which meshes with'the gear 25. Secured to thefront member 12 is a draft tongue 31. The front and rear beams 14 and .15 are connected together by intermediate members 32 and 33. Journaled in bearings carried by the side member 11, the intermediate members 32 and .33, and the beam 16 is a shaft 34 which has fixed on the end thereof adjacent the inner side of the side member 11 a gear 35 which meshes with a gear 36 fixed on a stub shaft 37 journaled upon the upper side of the side member 11.

,The outer end of the gear 36 terminates in a beveled gear 38 for a purpose that will presently appear. The longitudinal member 18 and the side member 11 are connected by cross beams 39 and 40 and journaled in bearings carried by these cross beams 39 and 40 is a shaft41-which has fixed on its rear end a beveled gear 42 meshing with the beveled gear 38. Fixed on the shaft 41 just at the rear of the cross beam 40 is a beveled gear 43 which meshes with a beveled gear44 fixed on the sleeve 28. Fixed on the extreme forward end of the shaft 41 is a disk 45 for a purpose that will presently appear. Pivotally mounted upontheshaft 34 are troughs 46 and 47 having their rear portions converging as at 48 and 49. The forward ends of the .sides of thertroughs 46 andf47areflinclined and-have mounted thereon "the usual gathering plates 50.

The bottoms of the troughs 4,62rand 47 5 terminate some distance inwardly of the extreme forward ends of the:si-des-ofthe i troughs and are provided respectivelywith V-shaped recesses a Slidably engaged through the side members of, the troughs 46 and 47 and movable across the bottoms Lof said troughs at the. inner. ends .of;the vre- ,ll cess'es 5lis 'abarf 52, havingfthe. terminal j; portions thereof which work over-the bottoms of the troughs provided withcutting teeth" '53. The end ofythe bar 52 adjacent the side member 11 is connected to one end of apitinan 54, the other end of said pitman .beingeccentric'allyconnected to .the .disk I' 45; whereby the rotation; of. the-shaft ll iHiVi11, tlect a reciprocation 0f theflbar, 52 so'that the teeth 53 will sever the cornias 'fch ains' 55 are driven through the medium of suitable connections with the shaft. 34.

v 1 Theffllter sides of the troughsAG-and include hinged rear p0rti0ns' '56 and 57 respectively and disposed between these ihinizedportions 56 and 57 is a; plate 58 having bars 59 and'v60 pivotedtagainst the under side thereof, The terminals of the totheiloiver edges of the outer's des of the 1 troughs 46 ,and47 iust inward of the inner endbf' the hinged portions *56 and 57, \vhile'the terminals of. the: bar- 60 are piv- V "otallv connected tol'thelowerl-edqes ofwthe 'ih nzedfportio-ns "56 and 57 respectively. Slidablv connected to'the underside of the plate '58 is an extension plate 61 which serves as a support. forllthe shock during llthe formation'thereofas will hereinafter apnear. Slid'ablvqmounted upon .the upper ed esj of the outer sides-bf the: troughs. 46 and 47 are holding rods 62 and 63 respeccompact form duringthe formation there'of, "fsa'id rods'being capable of rearward move- 'ment iniresponse tothe increasedisize-of "theshock. j-The rods62. and 63 are: also "#capable' pf being rotated to d soose their curvedrmr ends in substantially vertical planes to permit movement of a completed -fimshrckfiioni between said rods.

"Pivoted-on the reanmember 13 is a. bar (iii-the ou er 'end of whiohiterminateswin a',U-shaped portion including armsl 65-and ""66. -Journaled on the under :side. 0f-. the

' bar59- are pivotallyconnected respectively "I 67 which travel on: asegmental: track 68 "h'aving'one' end supported by bracket arm -69-eXtending from the frame A and its otherfiend: secured to, the beam 15. Pivoted on the'arms 65 and 66 are segmental sections-70 and 71 respectively of a shock sup- --porting platform. These sections 70 and 7'1' are"'provided at their inner iend'ss; With recesses 72 and 73 respectively and mounted upon said sections are projections .74; which extend over, theirecessesJQrand 73:}for a j purposeithat Will -presently, appearqsPivi. .otedg'; on ltheeU sha ped p'ortiron 10f v- -thegibar fiallis. a latch? 5 which is adapted=. to .engage ,in ,the' recesses 72 and 73 beneath' the, pro jections- 74 forthe purposegof'holding the wsections 70 iand r'7l in horizontal position ;,-algainst the influence-of thm weight "of a nshock disposedn upon .Z. the sections When I silo-weight is '-dis1:)osed;upon:thesections 70.; .aand 71 they. are normallyheld in horizontal position by means of springs 7 6 having corsrespondingsends secured to. the a outerc portion of respective-sections. and their i'other 'ends secured" to the .arms '55 and 66 trespec trtively.

L Theslatch 75 isinormallyheld tin-locking I positionby a 'spring 77 aIlClElS adapted to be moved to release the inner edgesof the sections 70 and 71 fordownward m vement 1. through the medium of apullcable 7 8.1 Ad- 'jnstafbly' mounted (on the sections '7 0 fandf 71 are forming segments 7 Slawhichflserve; to proper-1y shape-the lower end ofi-theish'o'ck as nspectively. --Pi-voted upcnfia 'bra'cket 83 .v-mou-nted nponwt-he. platform 19 '-:is an: angle ,ltleven Stone armofWhich-isprw-ided with q a foot pedal; while :the vothera EI-I'm'iItlIQIfGOf is connected tov the;-crank arm 81'- by a link 86. The acrank larm 8210f: the, shaft '80 is illo conneetedito the hingedportion 56"by a link ST-tvhenebysa-id hinged-portions 56'-:1and x 57 may: be swung-laterallyxa-gainst :t-heinfluence of a springi i88i-connect-ingthe 5 hinged 7, portion 57 to the. outerjside'of the==trough A 47. These hinged tpcrtions 56fl and 57 -are fitivelywhich serve. to secure the shock; in

swung laterally forithe purpose =of-evenly distributing :the corn upon-the. sect-ions 70 an d 7L When-the latter are disposedin-re w'ceivingi-positi on-= at therear endsofxthe 'cable .781 is'pu-lled-to "release ith ees'ections" 7O a, and 71 i and discharge d the shocln upon -the groun same is fed upon thewsectirns-70 and 7 1 from Journaled in 'suita bleibrackets -.carri.ed by I the..beam 15 and. theside memheri 1111 is a llfllg l irs ti irt s eet w l sl= -straits9hetissts t am aa eemsieeskn hs crank arms 90 and 91. Pivoted on a bracket 92-,carried by the platform 19 is an angle lever 93 one arm of which is connected to the crank arm 90 by a link 91, while the other arm thereof is connected by a link 95 to an operating lever 96 mounted upon the platform 19. The troughs 46 and 47 have their bottom portions connected by a beam 97 which extends over the crank arm 91. By this construction it will be apparent that when the lever '96 is moved forward the shaft 89 will be rotated so that the crank arm 91 will engage the beam 97 and elevate the rear ends of the troughs 46 and 47. In this way the forward ends of the troughs may be maintained in proper relation to the corn being cut.

WVhen the operation of the machine is instituted the extension 61 is positioned at the limit of its rearward movement and the shock as formed will seat upon this extension. During the forming of the shock the holding rods 62 and 63 will gradually slide to the rear. WVhen the shock has reached a suflicient size it is bound by the operator and the platform including the sections 70 and 71 is swung beneath the section 61.

The arms 62 and 63 are then rotated to move same out of engagement with the shock. The extension 61 is then pushed to its limit forwardlv from beneath the shock whenthe latter will fall upon the sections 70 and 71. The platform formed by these sections is 'then swung manually toward the opposite The lever 96 is operated or adjusted to properly position the forward end of the cutting mechanism as will be apparent.

WVhat is claimed is 1. In a corn harvesting and shocking machine, the combination of a wheeled frame, a pair of pivoted troughs mounted on the frame, cutting means at the forward end of each trough for severing the corn entering the trough, means for moving the severed corn rearwardly in the troughs, holding arms slidably and rotatably mounted on the troughs respectively and extending rearwardly thereof and adapted to be moved longitudinally under the influence of the forming shock therebetween, said arms being disengageable from the shock by rotation thereof, and manually operated means for moving the formed shock laterally of the machine, and means for discharging the shock upon the ground.

2. In a corn harvesting and shocking machine, the combination of a Wheeled frame, a pair of pivoted troughs mounted on the frame, cutting means at the forward end of each trough for severing the corn entering the trough, means for moving the severed corn rearwardly in the trough, a sliding platform for supporting the shock during formation, a swinging platform movable beneath the sliding platform and adapted to receive the shock when the sliding platform is shifted from beneath same, and means for discharging the shock from the pivoted platform.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

V MINOR T. CLAY. Witnesses:

GEORGE J. WEAVER, FLORENCE A. MASON.

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